Words unspoken
Wound the sender
Quiet truth stays
Unexplored

Words unspoken
Deprive the giver
Of love’s relief
And knowing more

Words unspoken
Assume an outcome
And make every error
Real

Words unspoken
Build a chasm
Increase distance
Of hearts unhealed

Words unspoken
Only prove
That love can hide
While fear holds sway

Words unspoken
Are false protection
Turning inward
The sadness stays

Words unspoken
One fears guilt
Too overwhelming
If expressed

But Words unspoken
Cannot free us
The soul pulls tighter
More oppressed

Words, if spoken
Can be met
With loving kindness
And peaceful eyes

Words, when spoken
Break souls open
Truth is healing
Our spirits rise